User Manual

Chassis and Stacking
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
8. Select the units.
• Select the Unit ID to display information for the selected unit.
• Select All to display information for all units.
9. To refresh the screen with the latest information on the switch, click the Update button.
10. To clear the sampling information, in the Clear Counters list, select the unit.
The following table displays the nonconfigurable information.
Configure the mode of the Stack Ports
By default, the stack ports on each switch are configured for stacking. However, you can use
these ports as standard Ethernet ports. Use the Stack Port Configuration screen to configure
the mode of the stack ports and to view information about the ports.
 To configure the mode of the stack ports:
1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for
example, 169.254.100.201.
Table 73. Stack Status
Field Description
Unit ID The unit ID of the specific switch.
Neighbor Unit ID The neighboring unit with which data is exchanged.
Current The current time of heartbeat message reception.
Average The average time of heartbeat messages received.
Min Minimum time of heartbeat messages received.
Max Maximum time of heartbeat messages received.
Dropped Heartbeat message dropped/lost counter.